A remarkably competitive and entertaining first half of the Big 12 season is now history, like a platter of tasty but eventually forgotten appetizers.
The main course is coming up, with each team facing nine conference games followed by the Big 12 Phillips Championships in Kansas City and Selection Sunday for the NCAA tournament.
From Kansas' run at a 14th straight regular-season title to the historic season of Trae Young to the Texas Tech turnaround, there's plenty on the plate. Here is a look ahead to the key storylines.
Is the Streak in jeopardy? Perhaps, just not nearly as much as it seemed a month ago.